diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 0a1cfe2..4f3360c 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ end
 desc "Generate jekyll site"
 task :generate do
   raise "### You haven't set anything up yet. First run `rake install` to set up an Octopress theme." unless File.directory?(source_dir)
+  puts '## Setting the codepage to 65001'
+  `chcp 65001`
   puts "## Generating Site with Jekyll"
   system "compass compile --css-dir #{source_dir}/stylesheets"
   system "jekyll"